1. Synonyms for Broncobuster include cowboy, cowhand, buckaroo, cattleman, cowman, drover, cowpuncher, gaucho, herder and herdsman

2. [Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.] Word History: The iconic figure of the cowboy has gone by many other names in American English, including Buckaroo, cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, vaquero, and waddy, and two of these words, Buckaroo and vaquero, come from Spanish.